Murder Victims by State and Weapons
Used, 2012

The following table shows the number of murder victims in the United States by state and the weapon used in the crime. Weapons used include several types of guns, knives, hands, feet, and other weapons.

State

Total murders1

Total firearms

Handguns

Rifles

Shotguns

Firearms (type unknown)

Knives or cutting instruments

Other weapons

Hands, fists, feet, etc.2

Alabama3

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

Alaska

29

11

1

0

0

10

9

7

2

Arizona

321

211

157

12

9

33

40

58

12

Arkansas

166

108

55

4

6

43

28

25

5

California

1,879

1,304

899

38

52

315

261

227

87

Colorado

160

92

61

3

5

23

29

22

17

Connecticut

146

112

50

27

1

34

17

14

3

Delaware

57

41

25

1

2

13

5

8

3

Georgia

541

390

344

10

12

24

57

85

9

Hawaii

13

3

3

0

0

0

2

4

4

Idaho

26

17

12

1

2

2

3

4

2

Illinois3

509

439

429

4

2

4

39

19

12

Indiana

275

205

128

9

7

61

20

37

13

Iowa

44

25

13

3

1

8

1

12

6

Kansas

84

50

36

1

1

12

12

13

9

Kentucky

192

122

101

4

8

9

28

29

13

Louisiana

455

370

341

9

8

12

35

27

23

Maine

25

14

6

1

0

7

7

1

3

Maryland

365

277

265

5

2

5

45

28

15

Massachusetts

121

70

32

0

1

37

33

12

6

Michigan

682

536

309

36

19

172

48

61

37

Minnesota

89

41

37

2

2

0

21

16

11

Mississippi

174

132

99

7

5

21

13

21

8

Missouri

389

283

153

8

8

114

29

64

13

Montana

22

11

8

2

0

1

6

3

2

Nebraska

52

42

37

2

1

2

5

4

1

Nevada

116

70

41

1

2

26

17

23

6

New Hampshire

14

9

4

0

0

5

3

2

0

New Jersey

385

273

237

6

3

27

63

32

17

New Mexico

109

67

42

5

5

15

14

21

7

New York

682

407

358

11

6

32

126

126

23

North Carolina

470

309

208

12

30

59

43

77

41

North Dakota

16

4

1

0

1

2

2

8

2

Ohio

410

278

176

5

8

89

34

74

24

Oklahoma

212

149

121

10

10

8

24

18

21

Oregon

81

42

11

2

3

26

17

20

2

Pennsylvania

684

522

412

9

10

91

68

74

20

Rhode Island

34

19

7

0

0

12

5

6

4

South Carolina

324

237

134

9

13

81

31

45

11

South Dakota

14

4

2

1

1

0

1

4

5

Tennessee

387

254

183

7

6

58

37

73

23

Texas

1,141

745

493

28

41

183

173

122

101

Utah

49

29

22

2

1

4

10

6

4

Vermont

8

2

2

0

0

0

2

3

1

Virginia

314

220

103

9

2

106

37

38

19

Washington

194

106

71

4

3

28

43

33

12

West Virginia

66

47

26

5

2

14

7

7

5

Wisconsin

169

108

85

5

1

17

30

21

10

Wyoming

14

5

2

0

0

3

3

2

4

Guam

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

Virgin Islands

52

42

28

2

1

11

6

4

0

1. Total number of murders for which supplemental homicide data were received.

2. Pushed is included in hands, fists, feet, etc.

3. Limited supplemental homicide data were received.

Source: Federal Bureau
of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports for the United States, 2012.